Integral faucet and fluid-drawer.



No. 3o,|73. Patented Aug.l l, |899. c. H. BRADLEY.

INTEGRAL FAUCET lAND FLUID DRAWER. (Apphcation led Nov. 22, 1898.) (No Modem' F nl. l y im... R I

UNirEn STATES PATENT OEEICE.

CHARLES II. BRADLEY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

INTEGRAL FAUCET AND FLUID-DRAWER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 630,173, dated August 1, 1899.

Application filed November 22, 1898. Serial No. 697,138- (No model.)

To @ZZ whom it may concern."

Be it known that I, CHARLES H. BRADLEY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented a certain new and useful Integral Faucet and Fluid-Drawer, of which the Ifollowing is a specification.

The object of the invention is the production of an integral faucet and fluid-drawer which shall be comparatively simple in construction, cheap in first cost, durable, not liable to become deranged or inoperative, and so made that it can be easily repaired, Which shall be automatic in operation and adapted for use in drawing beer, coee, tea, water, milk, and other fluids with a saving of time without dripping or Waste of the iiuid and with economy of eifort or pressure in manipulation, and which, nally, can easily, econom-` ically, and advantageously be substituted for faucets at present in common use.

I-Ieretofore attempts have been made to produce an integral or substantially integral faucet and drawer which would attain the ends and fulfil the conditions above enumerated, but without success. In all cases the con struction has been complex and costly, the parts so combined that the device was practically inoperative or soon became so, and no adequate provision was made for quickly and cheaply substituting a part or effecting repairs when necessary.

Vith theenumerated ends in view and to obviate the imperfections of prior constructions lny invention consists in an integral faucet and drawer having a shank and nozzle and the latter provided with a plunger, a beveled seat for the plunger, and means for raising the plunger disconnected therefrom, but loosely engaging the same, so that the action of gravity and the pressure of the fluid above may hold the plunger truly and firmly to its seat when lowered.

Further, it consists in a faucet and drawer having a shank and a nozzle and the latter .provided at its lower part with a plunger and operating means and at the upper part with an opening and a removable plug, the said opening being of a suitable diameter to admit of the insertion and withdrawal of the plunger.

Finally, it consists in certain novelties of construction and combinations of parts hereinafter described and claimed.

The accompanying drawings illustrate one example only of the physical embodiment of my invention and which discloses the best of the several modes I have so far devised for the application of the principle.

Figure l is a view in side elevation of the integral faucet and drawer. Fig. 2 is a sectional view of Fig. l, taken in a perpendicular plane passing lengthwise through the faucet and drawer.

Referring to the figures, the letter A desig-n nates the shank of the faucet, made tapering and screw-threaded.

B is the nozzle, in this instance of a unie form diameter and having an opening at each end; C, a plunger of the form shown; l), the

circular beveled edge of the plunger; E, a ring having a beveled edge adapted to match the beveled edge of the plunger; F, the l10llow stem of the plunger; G, a rod or upright V loosely fitting the hole in the stem when the parts arein their lowered positions; II, a bar or'rod; I, a pin by which the upright G is pivotally united to the bar; J, a closed slot in the nozzle; K, a closed slot through the nozzle opposite the slot J and somewhat shorter; L, a projecting arm of the bar H, enlarged in any suitable way to prevent an excessive longitudinal movement of the bar in the slots; M, a long projecting arm of the bar H, preferabl y covered with soft rubber or yielding material, as shown; N, a space between the end of the rod or upright G and the bottom of the hole in the stem of the plunger; O, a threaded opening at the top of the nozzle; P, a threaded plug adapted to close the opening; R, a cut-off valve, and S an adjusting-nut.

The application and modus operandi of the device are obvious. After the faucet is in position and when it is desired to draw liquid a glass or other vessel held in one hand is raised and its edge caused to engage the long projecting arm, as M. A slight upward pressure elevates the bar I-I in the slot and at the same time raises the plunger from Vits seat, allowing the liquid to discharge. When the glass is full, the lowering of it permits the bar to fall by gravity and the plunger to regain its seat, thus shutting off the iiow of liquid completely and without dripping or waste.

It will be observed in particular that by the construction hereinbefore set forth several important results are secured. First, by reason of the rod or upright loosely engaging the stern of the plunger and a space N being left between the end of the rod and the bottom of the hole in the stern the plunger can freely move under the pressure of the liquid above and by gravity, so as to truly and firmly lit its seat; second, by providing an opening and plugP the plunger can readily be inserted and Withdrawn, and, furthermore, the opening facilitates the adjustment of the mechanism which is employed in grinding the beveled edge of the plunger and the beveled edge of the ring to insure a perfect fit.

Itis obvious that the entire device fulfils all the conditions and requirements set forth as the object of the invention.

While I have shown only one example of the physical embodiment of my invention, I do not thereby intend to restrict the scope thereof to the particular shape or details of vconstructions pictured on the drawings, inasmuch as colorable changes may be made at thechoiceofthe manufacturer. Forinstance, a series of grooves may be substituted for the threads on the tapering shank and a boss or projection be made on the nozzle adjacent the plug to receive the blows of a mallet in the process of adjusting the faucet in a barrel or cask, the arms L and M of the bar H may be of the same length or placed at right angles to the location shown, the elements F and G may be interchanged, the rod attached to the plunger and the stem on the bar, a cut-off having a handle may be substituted in the shank back of the plug for the type shown, the ring E made integral with the nozzleor separate and secu red in position, and the nozzle itself be of a tapering shape. These and many other modifications, alterations, and equivalents may be introduced without constitutinga substantial departure, and, finally, parts of my invention may be used to the eX- clusion of others when desired.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. An integral faucet and huid-drawer having a shank A; a nozzle B integral with the shank; a removable plug P for the purpose specified; a ring with a beveled edge; a cut-off valve R; a plunger C having a beveled edge D; a movable bar H located within closed slots J K made in the nozzle and having an arm M; and a stem movable with the arm M and engaging a hole made in the plunger; guiding and restraining the plunger in its upward and downward movements; in substance as set forth.

2. An integral faucet and fluid-drawer having a shank A; a nozzle B integral with the shank; a removable plug P for the purpose specified; a seatfor a plunger having a beveled edge; a cut-od valve R; a plunger C having a beveled edgeD and a stemF; a movable bar H located within slots J K made in the nozzle and having an arm M; and a rod G pivoted to the arm M and positively engaging the stem F for raising the said plunger; in substance as set forth.

3. An integral faucet and fluid-drawerhav; ing a shank A; a nozzle B; a removable plug P; a seat for a plunger having a beveled edge; a cut-0E valve R; a plunger C having a beveled edge D and a hollow stem F; a movable bar H located within a slot J made in the nozzle andhaving an arm M; and means secured to the bar and engaging the hollow stem F for raising the plunger when the arm M is elevated; in substance as set forth.

4. The combination in a duid-drawer, of a beveled seat for a plunger; a plunger iitting the beveled seat; a bar H located within a closed slot J and having an arm M; and a pivoted rod G on the bar H adapted to engage the plunger and raise the same; in substance as set forth.

5. The combination in a fluid-drawer, of a seat for a plunger; a plunger C having a hollow stem F; a bar H located within a slot J and having an arm M; and a rod Gsupported on the bar H and having its free end within the hollow stem F; in substance as set forth.

6. The combination in a Huid-drawer, of a seat for a plunger; a plunger having ahollow stem F; a bar H having an arm M; and a rod G; the parts being so related that when the plunger is seated and the bar H is down, there will be a space N between the end of the rod G and the bottom of the hollow plunger; whereby the pressure of the fluid above the plunger may freely adjust the said plunger closely to its seat; in substance as set forth.

'7. The combination in a fluid-drawer, of a seat for a plunger; a plunger having a hollow stem F; a bar H located within slots J K and having an arm M; and a rod G on the bar H and engaging the hollow stem F; in substance as set forth.

8. The combination in a fluid-drawer having a plunger provided with a hollow stem and iittin g a seat, of a bar H located in closed slots J K and having an arm M; and a rod between the bar and plunger for engaging the hollow stem and raising the plunger from its seat; in substance as set forth.

9. The combination in a duid-drawer having a plunger provided with a stem and litting a seat, of a bar H located within slots J K and having an arm M; means for retaining the bar within the slot; and means pivoted to the bar and engaging the stem of the plunger for elevating the said plunger and guiding it in its downward movements;'in substance as set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES H. BRADLEY.

Witnesses:

JOHN E. SEINw-ERTH, HERVEY C. FOSTER.

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